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A headland in Noosa National Park is covered in rounded stones and it has become a tradition for visitors to pile them up into miniature towers. We arrived just before sunset, making these structures look even more spectacular.
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Sunset at stone circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle (alt. Keswick Carles, Carles, Carsles or Castle-rig) near Keswick in England is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria[Every year, thousands of people make the short journey from Keswick to the plateau of Castlerigg Fell and to Chestnut Hill, on which the monument stands. This plateau forms the raised centre of a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells and from within the circle it is possible to see some of the highest peaks in Cumbria: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Grasmoor and Blencathra.
The stone circle at Castlerigg is situated near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BCE, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
Regra dos terços..
um terco agua,
um terco pedra,
um terco ceu....
E um terço pra mim....
Rule of thirds...
One third water,
one third stones and
one third sky...
And a third for me...
Stone Arch, Ham Hill, Montacute.
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Ales stones or Ale's Stones are an ancient monument of nature stone ship which is situated at the village Kåseberge in Valleberga parish on Osterlen in Ystad Municipality, Skåne's south coast.
Ship consists of 59 quartz sand stones, each weighing around 5 tonnes. The entire stone ship is about 67 meters long and 19 meters wide and is the largest kept ship. It is located 32 meters above sea level given in the table, overlooking the steep coast and the island of Bornholm.
The stone ship built during the Vendel Period, but funerals may have also have occurred at the site earlier in the Iron Age. This belief is based on that the stones are not close to each other as they do in the Bronze Age stone ships. It is also based on the six carbon-14 dating of organic remains unearthed in and around the ship, including during some of the stones, all is in the range 400-900 AD. [1] These updates were carried out under the direction of archaeologist Martha Stromberg during her studies in the 1980s and 1990s. A seventh carbon-14 dating has been funded by private investigator Bob Lind, and touched coal from a fireplace excavated outside the northwestern stem stone. This sample was found to be 5300-5600 years old, suggesting that the site was inhabited long before the stone ship was built. [2]
The function of the Iron Age stone ships is somewhat unclear when one does not always find traces of some special activities when you dig them out, but they are generally regarded as grave monument. Often it is about cremation graves with an urn full of burnt bones buried somewhere in the stone circle. In the case of Ales stones have no tomb identified, but the plant has not yet been totalutgrävd. 1916 was erected 40 fallen stones, in some cases without knowing if the positions were the original, and the monument was badly damaged during removal of shifting sand. The monument was again rough restored in the 1950s without archaeological investigation, then the soil was abducted and sand was leveled by bulldozer. [3]
Explore Oct 20, 2008 # 235
In fondo ogni uomo è una pietra, a suo modo. Ogni vita lo è. Le vite sono come i sassi, rotolano una accanto all’altra, cozzano, si rompono in frammenti; e i frammenti si scontrano con altri frammenti…
Essentialy everybody is a stone, in his way. Each life is like this. Lives are like stones, they roll next to each other, and when they hit themselves, they break into fragments; and this ones hit other fragments….
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Explore #11 May 24 2009
Gettinge stone circle, Öland, Sweden
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Stone alone - one thing that landscape photography teaches you is patience. There's a lot of waiting around for conditions - the weather for instance - to be just right. Or even waiting for the tide to curve gracefully around this solitary rock on the beach at Druridge Bay...
I love these 'dry stone walls' ! This was taken in the Lake District on the road to Buttermere from Keswick in 2013 - can't wait to get back there at the beginning of September with my sister again. They're not THAT dry -- as you can see, they're covered in all sorts of moss and lichen... I find them fascinating.
Have a lovely week ahead everyone! This is uploaded in celebration of my partner co-admin, Tony's, return after a weekend of visitors - Welcome back Tony! Great to have you back. Sorry you'll have to bear all the admin work while I swan off to the Lakes in September....
A stone bridge crossing Fyrisån in central Uppsala. I did my best to put all my wide angle to good use.
The stone circle at Castlerigg (alt. Keswick Carles, Carles, Carsles or Castle-rig) is situated near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BCE, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
Various archaeologists have commented positively on the beauty and romance of the Castlerigg ring and its natural environment. In his study of the stone circles of Cumbria, archaeologist John Waterhouse commented that the site was "one of the most visually-impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain."
Every year, thousands of tourists travel to the site, making it the most visited stone circle in Cumbria.This plateau forms the raised centre of a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells and from within the circle it is possible to see some of the highest peaks in Cumbria: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Grasmoor and Blencathra.
Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good,They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would.They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home.Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone.But I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.
Well, they'll stone ya when you're walkin' 'long the street.They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to keep your seat.They'll stone ya when you're walkin' on the floor.They'll stone ya when you're walkin' to the door.But I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.
They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table.They'll stone ya when you are young and able.They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to make a buck.They'll stone ya and then they'll say, "good luck."Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.
Well, they'll stone you and say that it's the end.Then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again.They'll stone you when you're riding in your car.They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar.Yes, but I would not feel so all alone,Everybody must get stoned.
Well, they'll stone you when you walk all alone.They'll stone you when you are walking home.They'll stone you and then say you.
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The stone circle at Castlerigg (alt. Keswick Carles, Carles, Carsles or Castle-rig) is situated near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BCE, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
Various archaeologists have commented positively on the beauty and romance of the Castlerigg ring and its natural environment. In his study of the stone circles of Cumbria, archaeologist John Waterhouse commented that the site was "one of the most visually-impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain."
Every year, thousands of tourists travel to the site, making it the most visited stone circle in Cumbria.This plateau forms the raised centre of a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells and from within the circle it is possible to see some of the highest peaks in Cumbria: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Grasmoor and Blencathra.
The Scottish capital has an astonishing number of houses made of stone, probably due to the abundance of it in the area. The best thing is, the colours of the stones change with the weather. Imagine having a different looking house with every season!
"Stone Forest" is the English title of this installation in the Shanghai Sculpture Park (original Chinese title 巨石林 = "Stonehenge", lit. “Giant Stone Forest”).
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Stepping Stones at Stainforth North Yorkshire a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near Settle; Its name derives from the 'stony ford' which linked two settlements half a mile apart on opposite banks of the River Ribble north of Settle. Stainforth, on the eastern side, was formerly owned by Sawley Abbey, whose monks developed the estate which prospered. In the 1670’s, Samuel Watson replaced the ford by a packhorse bridge.
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